The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?

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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?. The Third Century: Crisis or Transition? Interrelated Crises. The Third Century: Crisis or Transition? Interrelated Crises A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy. Marcus Aurelius (161-180 CE) Stereotypical “good emperor”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?

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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?

I. Interrelated Crises

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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?

I. Interrelated Crises

A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy

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Marcus Aurelius (161-180 CE)

Stereotypical “good emperor”

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Where things begin to go wrong: His incompetent son, Commodus (180-192),(featured in the recent film Gladiator)

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Another of the “bad” emperors: Carcalla (211-217 CE)

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Damnatio Memoriae:  Carcalla "erases" his brother Geta

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Maximinus Thrax (235-238)First of the "Soldier Emperors" (235-284)

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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition

I. Interrelated Crises

A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy

B. Constant Warfare

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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition

I. Interrelated Crises

A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy

B. Constant Warfare

1. Persians in the East

2. Germans in the north & west

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The Persian King Shapur captures the Roman Emperor Valerian, without even unsheathing his sword (260 AD):

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Emperor Valerian (253-260), captured and bowing before the Persian king, Shapur I

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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?

I. Interrelated Crises

A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy

B. Constant Warfare

1. Persians in the East

2. Germans in the north & west

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Decius, 249-251

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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?

I. Interrelated Crises

A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy

B. Constant Warfare

1. Persians in the East

2. Germans in the north & west

C. Growth of the Army

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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?

I. Interrelated Crises

A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy

B. Constant Warfare

1. Persians in the East

2. Germans in the north & west

C. Growth of the Army

D. Economic Plight: Debasement of the Coinage

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Silver Denarii: TRAJANUS DECIUS 249–251 AD

Reverse: Dacia standing left holding staff with head of ass

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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?

I. Interrelated Crises

A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy

B. Constant Warfare

1. Persians in the East

2. Germans in the north & west

C. Growth of the Army

D. Economic Plight: Debasement of the Coinage

II. Crisis or Transition?

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Roman Assimilation:Syrian Romans

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Egyptian Romans

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Jewish Romans

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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?

I. Interrelated Crises

A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy

B. Constant Warfare

1. Persians in the East

2. Germans in the north & west

C. Growth of the Army

D. Economic Plight: Debasement of the Coinage

II. Crisis or Transition?


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